'Obscene' and 'Oriental' - A Study of the West's Responses to Anime and Manga

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'Obscene' and 'Oriental' - A Study of the West's Responses to Anime and Manga

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Anime and manga are now mainstays of modern entertainment. These Japanese forms of media are currently estimated to be worth almost US$23 billion and are expected to double by 2030. However, their growth has not come without resistance from Western power. This thesis explores how Western responding to anime and manga is reflective of deeply rooted orientalism using a semiotic approach. The West have systematically disenfranchised anime and manga in an attempt to prevent their growth. There ar...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2022

Creator

Cornford, Martyn

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/60362

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